By John Glenday

The Financial Times has shrugged off a wider downturn in the publishing sector, with a number of key metrics all showing a healthy bounce including reader engagement, digital subscriptions and profits.

Sparked by last year’s launch of a new-look FT.com, reader engagement has risen by 30% since the new platform hit the web, which is claimed to have one of the quickest loading times – anywhere between 1.5 seconds on desktop and 2.1 seconds on mobile.

Over the course of 2016, the FT hit a record circulation of 850,000 across digital and print, representing an 8% year-on-year rise, with digital Read full story ›

Source: The Drum